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- Dictionaryretrogress/ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈɡrɛs/
verb
- 1. go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one: "she retrogressed to the starting point of her rehabilitation"
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: to move backward : revert. Did you know? As you might guess, retrogress is the opposite of progress. Retrogression is usually an undesirable decline from a higher or advanced level. So, for instance, in difficult social situations an adolescent can retrogress to a childish level of maturity.
RETROGRESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of retrogress in English. retrogress. verb [ I ] formal uk / ˌret.rəˈɡres / us / ˈret.rə.ɡres / Add to word list. to return to an older and worse state. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Deteriorating and making worse. add. admin. aggravate. backslide. be downhill idiom.
Definitions of retrogress. verb. get worse or fall back to a previous condition. synonyms: regress, retrograde. see more. verb. go back to bad behavior. synonyms: fall back, lapse, recidivate, regress, relapse. see more.
Retrogress definition: to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition. See examples of RETROGRESS used in a sentence.
RETROGRESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of retrogress in English. retrogress. verb [ I ] formal us / ˈret.rə.ɡres / uk / ˌret.rəˈɡres / Add to word list. to return to an older and worse state. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Deteriorating and making worse. add. admin. aggravate. backslide. be downhill idiom
the act of returning to an older and worse state: Incompetent management has led the economy to retrogression. A society which sidelines women is heading towards retrogression. See. retrogress. Fewer examples. We are focusing on progression and not retrogression. She warned of serious retrogression in relations between the two countries.
retrogress in British English. (ˌrɛtrəʊˈɡrɛs ) verb (intransitive) 1. to go back to an earlier, esp worse, condition; degenerate or deteriorate. 2. to move backwards; recede. 3. biology. to develop characteristics or features of lower or simpler organisms; degenerate.
retrogress. (ˌrɛtrəʊˈɡrɛs) vb (intr) 1. to go back to an earlier, esp worse, condition; degenerate or deteriorate. 2. to move backwards; recede. 3. (Biology) biology to develop characteristics or features of lower or simpler organisms; degenerate.
1. to go back to an earlier, esp worse, condition; degenerate or deteriorate. [...] 2. to move backwards; recede. [...] 3. biology. to develop characteristics or features of lower or simpler organisms; degenerate. [...] More. Conjugations of 'retrogress' present simple: I retrogress, you retrogress [...]
1. to go back to an earlier, esp worse, condition; degenerate or deteriorate. 2. to move backwards; recede. 3. biology. to develop characteristics or features of lower or simpler organisms; degenerate.
